[AccessD] Interesting Laptop / Vista commentary

Drew: 

I agree with that assessment but I think Windows2003 Server is close to
Windows2000 Server in overall functionality, reliability and has more
security. I think it should also rate a 10...stable as a rock. (As long as
you do not have MS Outlook on it... now that is a buggy program.)  

Vista has a long way to go before it can become the heir-apparent. When SP2
comes out maybe a lot of the wrinkles will be fixed.   

Jim

-----Original Message-----
From: accessd-bounces at databaseadvisors.com
[mailto:accessd-bounces at databaseadvisors.com] On Behalf Of Drew Wutka
Sent: Monday, December 03, 2007 9:24 AM
To: Access Developers discussion and problem solving
Subject: Re: [AccessD] Interesting Laptop / Vista commentary

Microsoft needs to do a paradigm shift.  If we were to rate their OSes
on a scale from 1 to 10 as far as improvements on previous OSes, here
would be my list:

Windows 95 - 8
Windows NT 4.0 - 9
Windows 98 - 3
Windows Me - -1 (yes, negative one)
Windows 2000 - 10
Windows XP - 3
Windows 2003 - 3
Windows Vista - 2

95 was a tremendous paradigm shift in how we use a computer.  It's
interface is still in use in Windows Vista.  Though it's much
snazzier... but the core functionality of how a window works is there.

NT 4, get's a 9, because it brought stability...

98....let's face it, the only real improvement was FAT32.... though
there were a few more OS features (like sfc)

Me... 98 with less features....

2000, Microsoft's best product...EVER. (Tied with Microsoft Access 97,
in my book).  Rock solid, feature packed, user friendly, dynamic disks,
Active Directory, the list goes on.

XP, in my opinion, XP has two redeeming qualities.  One, it takes the
stability of 2000, and makes it look more consumer friendly like Windows
9x.  Two, from a technical standpoint, the only feature I found handy in
XP is than in Computer Management, you can select multiple file
connections and close them at the same time...

2003, some nice new features, but still just building on the solid 2000
core.

Vista.....what XP was to 2000, Vista is to XP...unimpressive.

Drew

-----Original Message-----
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[mailto:accessd-bounces at databaseadvisors.com] On Behalf Of Jim Lawrence
Sent: Saturday, December 01, 2007 7:14 PM
To: 'Access Developers discussion and problem solving'
Subject: Re: [AccessD] Interesting Laptop / Vista commentary

Yes John: That article is sad but the true... My current lap top, that
does
have 2GB of RAM on it is my only Desktop (top of the line Toshiba as of
last
spring) that could run Vista and the graphics is still second tier.

During the last 6 months I have been installing OSs on a variety of
systems,
for a variety of continental wide chains and banking groups. Without
exception they are all using Windows2000 and sometimes Linux. The
company's
senior IT people do not even trust XP and merely laugh when Vista is
brought
up and suggest it is no more than a pretty but unstable desk-top toy.

I hope MS gets their business together before they find themselves
competing
one on one with various flavours of Linux. I use to be able to make a
fair
bit selling MS network installs but no more.

Jim  

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